
North Carolina · Census place 43480
Mint Hill, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Mint Hill, North Carolina (Mint Hill, NC — Census place “Mint Hill town”) is 26,954 residents, ranking #42 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $99,272, the median home is worth $386,900 and median gross rent runs $1,498 a month. Looking for the Mint Hill North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Mint Hill, NC: 28227.
- Population
- 26,954Mint Hill town residents
- Median household income
- $99,272Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $386,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,498Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.5%Owner-occupied households
Mint Hill ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mint Hill.
The Mint Hill NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Mint Hill town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mint Hill town median would spend about 18.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.7% of residents and 82.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Mint Hill town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Mint Hill town is a small city in North Carolina, with 26,954 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #42 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 46.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Mint Hill town earn a median of $99,272 a year, 26.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 62% above the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 8.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Mint Hill town is valued at $386,900, 27.5% above the national figure and 76% above the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,498 a month, 6.5% above the national figure, or roughly $17,976 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 82.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Leland town 26,307
- Thomasville city 27,261
- Shelby city 21,868
- Asheboro city 27,353
- Clemmons village 21,574
- Kernersville town 27,439
- Waxhaw town 21,565
- Clayton town 28,043
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Mint Hill town?
- Mint Hill town has 26,954 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #42 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Mint Hill town?
- Median household income in Mint Hill town is $99,272 a year, 26.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mint Hill town?
- Median gross rent is $1,498 a month and the median home value is $386,900, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.
- Is Mint Hill town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mint Hill town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Mint Hill town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.